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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Alphitonia excelsa (Rhamnaceae)

How this plant is used
Medicinal
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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
BETULIN 13 Bark 45.0 -0.40 Jim Duke's personal files.
BETULIN 13 Wood Jim Duke's personal files.
BETULINIC-ACID 22 Bark 8400.0 0.44 Jim Duke's personal files.
BETULINIC-ACID 22 Leaf 8700.0 1.14 Jim Duke's personal files.
BETULINIC-ACID 22 Wood 500.0 -0.21 Jim Duke's personal files.
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Phospholipase-A2-Inhibitor 1 *
Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor 2 Huang, C., Tunon, H., Bohlin, L. 1995. Anti-Inflammatory Compounds Isolated from Menyanthes trifoliata L. Yao Hsueh Hsueh Pao, 30(8): 621-626.
Topoisomerase-II-Inhibitor 1 *